Worked this morning... went to yoga for Mysore... on my way I checked my calendar and realized I had a 10:30 conference call. Since Mysore starts at 9 I was trying to figure out how to fit my practice into 1.5 hours. I could probably do my practice but I couldn't do finishing... so I sent an email "Hey, any chance we can move this back 15 minutes?" I didn't hear anything when I landed on the front of the mat so I jammed through standing... and I was just out of it. I was totally and completely in the yoga zone. I was having so much fun... I came to around Janu Shirasana and thought I should check... they rescheduled the meeting for Thursday! Hooray.. no more rush (and no guilt either). I slowed down... finished first... went for second... back was feeling amazing.. and then Kapotasana.. and the back just wasn't there. In fact, I didn't even really try. I was happy with mid-foot today again. It is what it is. The thing about Kapotasana for me these days is that in two more poses I actually have to stare down the face of Bakasana B.

I did Bakasana B about 3 times today before my teacher came over to assist with the Circus Act. The Circus Act consists of:

- Me whining about how much I hate the Circus Act
- My teacher standing oblivious... up!
- Me kick into a handstand
- My teacher spotting me as I lower my knees to my chest
- I get halfway there and my arms quiver, my chest feels like the implants are going to explode out of me if I pull across the chest any tighter.....
- Me completely losing it and saying "I don't like this at all!"

At least everyone around me finds it amusing.

After he walked away, my friend H across the way told me she was going to help me. She gave me all this instruction and I got a bit closer. My teacher put a pillow in front of my head. Everyone was encouraging me... and I actually did land it 3 times... I couldn't hold it. On the first one I landed, my friend and the guy next to her actually yelped out loud... which, of course, caught the attention of the entire room.

Fun... but I still have a ways to go and you should see the bruises on my arm. People must wonder who is beating me.

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I got to help my son with grammar and writing tonight. The Husband said he didn't even know some of the things I pointed out about grammar.

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I met up with Tiff at a yoga girl's night out... I got there late and I'm not sure about the people who were hosting it... I just don't know them yet and sometimes I can be too open a person.. I need to learn not to just let it all out there with everyone... I didn't used to be like this and it seems, like most things in my life, I am black and white about it.

Tomorrow -- moon day... and interesting things happening.... just too crazy to have time to blog about them.

Jai Hanuman!